sass
Impudent spoken attitude
Sass is impudent or disrespectful talk, especially from someone in a subordinate position: Don't give me any sass.
The verb means to talk back: She sassed her teacher and got detention.
Sassy describes someone inclined to sass—bold, spirited, sometimes admirably so: a sassy comeback.
Self-assurance or trust
- spunkInformal word for courage
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
boldness · nerve · gall · moxie · swagger · brashness · cockiness · impudence
Quick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- lipMouth's outer edge
- mouthOral opening
- insolenceBold, offensive disrespect
disrespect · impudence · impertinence · cheek · freshness · defiance · rudeness · snapping
Cutting, mocking commentary
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
cynicism · flippancy · tartness · acerbity · bite · sting · sharpness · cutting
Playful, teasing exchange
- quipBrief, clever remark
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
humor · wordplay · zinger · one-liner · put-down · barb · jab · jest
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
defiance · boldness · nerve · gall · moxie · swagger · brashness · cockiness · impudence · insolence
retort
Quick, cutting reply
insolence · disrespect · impudence · impertinence · cheek · freshness · defiance · rudeness · snapping
snark
Cutting, mocking commentary
irony · cynicism · flippancy · tartness · acerbity · bite · sting · sharpness · cutting · scorn
banter
Playful, teasing exchange
cleverness · humor · wordplay · zinger · one-liner · put-down · barb · jab · jest · teasing
fierceness
Intense aggressive quality
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
strut · showiness · pizzazz · panache · boldness · edginess · fiery · diva · fabulous · flamboyance
filé
Sassafras leaf powder
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
- backtalkbacktalk, lip, backchat, talk back, talking back
- banterbanter, teasing, ribbing, joshing, kidding
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- acting outtantrums, tantrum, meltdowns, pouting, whining
sassrespect
Regard with honor
politeness · respectfulness · courtesy · deference · civility
sassobedience
Compliance with authority
deference · submission · compliance · meekness · docility
- sassafras teaInfusion from aromatic bark
sassy, sassafras, sassiness, sassed, sassing, sassier, sasses, sassiest